23:37 What's the best way to stream music and videos around the house?

28:01 What's the best free software for signing PDFs?

30:17 How can I upgrade my iPhone without losing my jailbreak data?

31:29 How can I keep my data safe from prying eyes, ex-rays, and general damage?

36:18 How can I share my internet connection without a router?

39:50 Downloads of the Week

40:08 Pocket Doorbell

42:45 Collusion

45:10 HTTPS Everywhere

48:44 Quick File Uploaders

52:12 Movie Showtime Apps

54:28 How to Ask Us a Question

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News and Discussion

This week we discussed the recently-released Windows 8 Consumer Preview, what it looks and feels like, and how it'll fair on tablets. It's available for everyone to download, so check it out if you're interested.

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We also debated the risk of Google's privacy policy change, which now allows Google to share information in one Google app with another. Some are more worried than others, but if you're feeling a little paranoid about what Google's going to do with your data then remove your history.

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Finally, we took a look at Google and Facebook's window into your inbox. When you sign up for services like Unsubscribr, TripIt, and Slice, you provide each company with full access to your inbox. Because these services are free, all they're getting is access to your data and you're trusting them to use it ethically. Is this a good idea? Andy Baio suggests staying on top of these services and auditing access for Google and Facebook on a regular basis. We agree.

Email inboxes can get full of newsletters, subscriptions, and other useless junk pretty easily.…
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Questions and Answers

Each week we answer five questions from readers and listeners. Here's an overview of this week's problems and solutions:

What's the best way to stream music and videos around the house? There are a lot of ways. UPnP is likely the easiest and most compatible route, but we also discussed the merits of Plex, PS3 Media Server, the WD TV Live, XBMC on the Apple TV 2, and a few other options.

How can I keep my data safe from prying eyes, ex-rays, and general damage? You don't have much to worry about when it comes to x-rays, but if you don't want people prying into your data you should encrypt your disk. OS X users can just turn on FileVault. Windows users should read this.

To learn how to ask a question yourself, just scroll down to the bottom of the page for instructions.

Downloads of the Week

Each week we talk about our favorite downloads. Here are our picks for this week:

Pocket Doorbell is a neat app for your iPhone that makes it easy to call or text a friend when you're outside of their house. You simply launch the app, let Doorbell automatically figure out which contact in your address book you're closest to, and then ring the on-screen doorbell to make a call or send a text message to that friend. This saves you the time of digging them up in your address book.

Collusion is a Firefox extension that shows you who is tracking you on a given web site in real-time.

HTTPS Everywhere automatically turns on HTTPS for over 1,400 sites so you don't have to always worry about opting into a more secure connection.

App Directory (Desktop): Quick FIle Uploaders are tools that make it easy to share files on your computer. You drag a file onto their icon, the file uploads, and upon completion you're provided with a URL in your clipboard.

App Directory (Mobile): Movie Showtime Apps make it easy to find out what movies are playing, get reviews, watch trailers, purchase tickets, and more.

Please keep your questions as brief as possible. This means about 3-5 sentences for emails and 30-60 seconds for calls and videos. Your questions can be specific, but broader questions are generally better because they'll apply to more people. For example, "how can I breathe new life into my old PDA?" is much better than "what can I do with an old HP iPAQ 210?" Either way, we look forward to hearing from you!